A newly designed portal, ‘Deep Sea Mining Watch,’ will show where ships involved in deep-sea mineral exploration are operating, including providing their past and latest sailing updates. The...
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Spanish Bluefin Processor Diversifies Into Yellowfin Products
Petaca Chico has been reshaping its operations to strengthen its international position in the tuna market, with a strategic focus on yellowfin. Through industrial upgrades, expanded product...
Spanish Households Lead EU In Tuna & Seafood Spending
Household expenditures for canned tuna and other seafood grew in all EU member states in 2024 compared to the previous year. While Spanish households spent the most on fish, per capita...
Maldivian Govt Pledges New Plant To Appease Protesting Yellowfin Fishers
Maldivian yellowfin fishermen have kicked off fresh protests urging the government to intervene by purchasing their catch. Ahmed Shiyam, the Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, sought...
US House Passes Defense Bill With Key Fixes For Tuna Treaty
The US House of Representatives passed the USD 900 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday, which is critical for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) 2025, a deal that allows US-flagged...
EU Buyers Expand Imports From Smaller Canned Tuna Suppliers Amid Softer Prices
EU brands, retailers, and traders sharply increased their purchases of canned tuna from smaller suppliers between January and September. The cost of the products fell during this period. Atuna...
Jealsa Secures Continued Operations Of Its Boiro Plant
Jealsa received an exceptional 75-year extension of its concession to operate in the port of Bodión in Boiro, Spain. This ensures that the company’s tuna processing plant can remain at the...
Trump Says Consumer Prices Falling Tremendously, Data Shows Rising Food Prices
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that he has “no higher priority than making America affordable again.” He was speaking at a casino in the state of Pennsylvania in a campaign-style...
EU Pays Cook Islands Millions for Access of its Tuna Fleet
The EU and the Cook Islands renewed their Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) this week. The deal will allow EU-flagged vessels to fish for tuna in the Cook Islands’ EEZ for a...
PNG Signs JV Deal With RD Corp To Build Flagship Tuna Cannery In Madang SEZ
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is all set to expand its tuna sector after the government signed an agreement with RD Tuna Canners and its Philippines-based parent company, RD Corporation, to develop a...
StarKist Lures 300 Samoan Workers With Promises Of New Housing Facilities
The StarKist tuna cannery in American Samoa is luring guest workers from neighboring Samoa with promises of better accommodation. Injoo Ha, President of the cannery, recently met with Samoa’s...
American Samoa LL Fleet Gains From South Pacific Albacore MP
The WCPFC meeting concluded last week with the adoption of a management procedure (MP) for South Pacific albacore, a move that was hailed by industry stakeholders. The Western Pacific Regional...
Enapor Issues Public Tender For Mindelo Cold Storage Facility
On Monday, the Port Authority of Cape Verde (Enapor) launched an international tender for the Mindelo cold storage platform in Cape Verde. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Irineu...
Ecuadorians See Massive Canned Tuna Sales In EU
EU demand for canned tuna skyrocketed this year. In the first nine months of 2025, the volume of products entering the EU rose by 26 percent, a five-year high. The total business amounted to...
EU Tuna Self-Sufficiency Rate Improves With Increased Catches
Tuna was the most consumed fish in the EU in 2023. The EU tuna fleets increased their landings to meet part of the demand within the European blo that year. The self-sufficiency rate for tuna...
Vietnamese Fishers Relieved As Govt Suspends Tuna Size Decree
The Vietnamese government recently announced that it has suspended the size regulations for several key marine species, including skipjack and other tuna-like species, following the rising...
Four Pacific Nations Ink Treaty With US
Four Pacific Island nations signed the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) for the upcoming year at the recently concluded WCPFC annual meeting in Manila last week. The Cook Islands, Micronesia,...
Nirsa In Merco’s Top Ecuadorian Companies Ranking List
Ecuadorian tuna firm Nirsa has been placed at the 14th position in the Merco ‘Companies Ranking.’ María Eugenia Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, received the award on behalf of the...
US House To Consider Bill To Sanction Vessels Linked To IUU Fishing
At the 119th US Congress session held last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the ‘Stop Illegal Fishing Act’ targeting Chinese IUU fishing vessels. The Act will give US President...
At Sea Transshipment Debate Did Not Yield Success At WCPFC
The WCPFC meeting made impressive progress, but on major topics, such as transshipment at sea and stricter controls on ships, despite being discussed extensively, no specific measures were...